SINGAPORE – A man was out on bail after committing offences including cheating when he pointed a knife at his mother and threatened to kill her.
On Feb 23, the 28-year-old offender was sentenced to three years and 11 months’ jail, six strokes of the cane, and fined $2,300.
He had pleaded guilty to eight charges for offences including criminal intimidation, cheating, possessing weapons in a public place, and misusing a computer system.
Twenty-nine other charges, including one under the Women’s Charter involving his 67-year-old mother, were considered during the sentencing.
The man cannot be named to protect his mother’s identity.
She had earlier bailed him out after he was remanded over other offences.
He was at her home on June 26, 2024, when he asked her if she would be accompanying him to court for a mention.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Intan Suhaily Abu Bakar said: “The victim replied that he had informed her that she did not need her to accompany him… The accused got angry and thought that the victim did not care about him.
“The victim then asked the accused for the $100 that she had given to him the day before… The accused became angrier at the victim. He started shouting and scolding vulgarities at (her).”
